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Bhatkal: Imam's body found; residents lay siege to Coastal Security Police station

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August 25, 2012

Bhatkal, August 25: After a day-long search by local residents the body of Maulavi Mohammed Ismail Ruknuddin (35), who had drowned off the Jaali beach in Bhatkal was recovered on Friday evening.

Meanwhile, frustrated residents of Bhatkal staged a protested in front of the office of the Coastal Security Police (CSP) on Friday accusing the agency of not responding to emergency calls.

The protesters said CSP continued its indifferent attitude, despite two cases of drowning were reported in Bhatkal taluk in the last two days.

Even though the Government had sanctioned a high-speed boat to the CSP for rescue operations, the CSP did not respond to the distress call for two hours on Thursday when Ruknuddin was drowned on Thursday. Timely intervention could have saved the youth, the protesters said.

According to statistics, as many as 951 people had drowned in Bhatkal in past 12 years.

However, the CSP officials justified their attitude saying that they did not have permission to use high-speed boats during monsoon.

Later, the residents went to the house of Inayatulla Shabandari, a JD(S) leader, and urged him to take up the matter with the higher authorities of the Coastal Security Police. The protesters urged the social organisations to help buy boats for rescue operations. Some Non-Resident Indians, who were part of the protests, said they were ready to contribute for this.

Also Read: Bhatkal: Imaam of Jamia Masjid drowns off Jaali beach

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July 29,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 29: Ahead of popular Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan, Karnataka postal circle has introduced an online portal 'Rakhi Post' to deliver rakhis across the country amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

This year Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on Monday, August 3.

This service can be used to send rakhis to people across the country without violating the coronavirus norms.

Speaking to news agency, Senior Superintendent of Post offices, Shriharsha N said, "I am happy to announce that Karnataka postal circle has introduced an online portal 'rakhi post' to deliver rakhis to people during coronavirus phase."

"People willing to avail this service can visit this portal and pay a nominal amount of Rs 100 to send a rakhi," Shriharsha said.

The official has suggested to avail the service before July 31 for the timely delivery of rakhis.

The portal is also offering a special service to send rakhis to the soldier deployed on the borders. "We have also introduced a unique feature to deliver rakhis to Indian soldiers on the borders," he added.

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March 6,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 6: At least 13 persons, including women and children, were killed and five critically wounded when an SUV collided with a car that had crashed against a road divider moments ago near Kunigal in Tumakuru district of Karnataka in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Of the victims, while 12 died on the spot, a child breathed his last in a hospital, they added.

The injured were admitted to the hospital, the police said.

Among the dead, 10 were from Tamil Nadu and three from Bengaluru. All of them were pilgrims who were on their way to Dharmasthala in Karnataka.

There were five women and two children among the dead, the police said.

"Thirteen persons have died. The incident occurred post midnight. A car crashed against the road divider and another car collided with it," Tumakuru Superintendent of Police (SP) K Vamsi Krishna said.

The police had to struggle to pull the bodies out from the mangled vehicles.

On learning about the incident, relatives of the victims rushed to the spot.

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February 16,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 16: A 45 year-old man committed suicide by jumping into Netravati River from the bridge near Thokkottu along with his six-year-old son in the early hours of Sunday here, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Gopalkrishna Rai and his son Aneesh Rai, residents of Baltila in Bantwal.

According to the police, Gopalkrishna along with his wife Ashwini Rai and son had come to Konaje for a family programme. At about 4:30 a.m. he came to the bridge with his son, left a suicide note and jumped into the river.

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